...but It Doesn't Feel Crazy To Us.

Once 'walk Two Moons' Received The Newbery Medal, I Decided To Write Full-time. Partly Because There Seemed To Be An Audience Out There Who Wanted To Read What I Wanted To Write, And Partly Because I Could Now Support Myself Financially Through Writing.

It Can't Be Dead. It Was Alive Just A Minute Ago.

It Wasn't That I Was Stupid ... It Was Just That There Didn't Seem To Be A Lot To Say That Someone Wasn't Already Saying.

I Wish That Every Baby Everywhere Could Land In A Family That Wanted That Baby As Much As We Want Ours.

My Granny Torrelli Says When You Are Angry With Someone, So Angry You Are Thinking Hateful Things, So Angry Maybe You Want To Punch Them, Then You Should Think Of The Good Things About Them, And The Nice Things They've Said, And Why You Liked Them In The First Place.